Charles J. Hitch
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Charles J. Hitch was Assistant Secretary of Defense from 1961 to 1965. He was president of the University of California
from 1967 to 1975.
Hitch was born in Boonville, Missouri to Arthur M. Hitch
and Bertha Johnston. His brother was Thomas Kemper Hitch. He was educated at the University of Arizona
and Harvard, before travelling as a Rhodes scholar
to Oxford University. He became the first Rhodes scholar to become a don at Oxford as a fellow of Queen's College, Oxford
.
Between 1948 and 1961, he was head of Rand Corporation's Economics Division at Santa Monica
. While at Rand, he co-authored "The Economics of Defense Spending in the Nuclear Age (1960), described by the New York Times as the 'bible' for defense budgeting.
As DOD's Comptroller, He was directed by Secretary Robert McNamara to produce a long-term, program-oriented Defense budget that became DOD's Planning, Programming and Budgeting System (PPBS).
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
from 1967 to 1975.
Hitch was born in Boonville, Missouri to Arthur M. Hitch
Arthur M. Hitch
Arthur M. Hitch , was the Superintendent of Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri from 1928 to 1948....
and Bertha Johnston. His brother was Thomas Kemper Hitch. He was educated at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
and Harvard, before travelling as a Rhodes scholar
Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarship, named after Cecil Rhodes, is an international postgraduate award for study at the University of Oxford. It was the first large-scale programme of international scholarships, and is widely considered the "world's most prestigious scholarship" by many public sources such as...
to Oxford University. He became the first Rhodes scholar to become a don at Oxford as a fellow of Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College, founded 1341, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Queen's is centrally situated on the High Street, and is renowned for its 18th-century architecture...
.
Between 1948 and 1961, he was head of Rand Corporation's Economics Division at Santa Monica
Santa Mônica
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. While at Rand, he co-authored "The Economics of Defense Spending in the Nuclear Age (1960), described by the New York Times as the 'bible' for defense budgeting.
As DOD's Comptroller, He was directed by Secretary Robert McNamara to produce a long-term, program-oriented Defense budget that became DOD's Planning, Programming and Budgeting System (PPBS).